Louisa Krause

Louisa Krause
Krause at South by Southwest, 2015
Born
Louisa Noel Krause

(1986-05-20) May 20, 1986 (age 38)
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Louisa Noel Krause (born May 20, 1986) is an American actress. After studying drama in college, she appeared in numerous off-Broadway productions while also appearing in episodes of New York-based network television series. Her first film role was in The Babysitters (2007). In 2017, she appeared in the lead role of Anna Garner in the television series The Girlfriend Experience.

Early life

Krause was born May 20, 1986 in Falls Church, Virginia.[1] Her father is of half-Japanese descent (from Okinawa, Japan)[1] and her mother is American. She has a younger brother, Nathaniel, who is a director. At a young age, she studied dance at the Washington School of Ballet in Washington D.C. Once she entered high school, dance took a backseat when she started performing in a variety of plays and musicals, including Side Show as Violet Hilton, Gypsy as Mama Rose, and Equus as Dora Strang. After graduating from George C. Marshall High School,[2] she enrolled in the Carnegie Mellon Drama School. Soon after, she felt she was ready to start her professional acting career, and earned her Equity card by performing in a summer-stock production of Aida.[3]

Career

Krause began her career in theatre, appearing in numerous off-Broadway productions. In 2006, she appeared in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. In 2007, she starred in the Signature Theatre Company's production of Iphigenia 2.o, in the lead role of Iphigenia. That same year, she starred in the world premiere of In a Dark Dark House, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, June 7 – July 7, 2007.[4] She has continued working on stage, appearing in 2013 as Rose in the world premiere of Annie Baker's The Flick at Playwrights Horizons, a role she reprised two years later at the Barrow Street Theatre[4] and later the National Theatre.

Her first film credits came in 2007, with supporting roles in The Speed of Life and The Babysitters.[5] In 2009, she appeared in Taking Woodstock and Toe to Toe.[6] She is known for her work in independent cinema and has appeared in several short films. Krause gained more prominence with a role in the 2011 feature film Young Adult; her comedic scene as the ennuied clerk at the hotel where Charlize Theron's character stays was included in the trailer and TV spots for the film. She also appeared as a cult member in the 2011 film Martha Marcy May Marlene, with which she became involved through her work with the Sundance Film Festival.[7]

In 2012, Krause had a role in the film Return, and the lead role in the independent film King Kelly, which opened at South by Southwest.[8] In 2012 she filmed a supporting role in the indie film Bluebird, released in 2015. She also has a supporting role in the 2014 independent film The Mend, which premiered at South by Southwest.

Krause has appeared in several television roles, including in the Law & Order episode "Angelgrove" in 2008 as Brenda Tannerman, in Law & Order: Criminal Intent in the episode "Loyalty: Part 1" in 2010 as Jolie, and in Blue Bloods in the 2011 episode "Silver Star" as Kimberly. In 2017, she played Anna Carr/Garner, one of the lead roles in the second season of the anthology television series The Girlfriend Experience.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Speed of Life Jule
The Babysitters Brenda Woodberg
2008 Communion Dolly Short film
2009 Taking Woodstock Hippie Girl
Toe to Toe Jesse
2011 The Disarticulation of Sarah Danner Sarah Danner Short film
Dog Hair Short film
Martha Marcy May Marlene Zoe
Return Shannon
Young Adult Front Desk Girl
2012 King Kelly Kelly
Double or Nothing Becca Short film
Number Nine Short film
2013 Bluebird Marla
2014 The Mend Elinor
The Heart Machine Jessica
Gabriel Sarah
2015 Bare Lucille Jacobs
Ava's Possessions Ava
The Abandoned Julia Streak
Jane Wants a Boyfriend Jane
2016 Donald Cried Kristin
The Phenom Candace Cassidy
Dog Eat Dog Zoe
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea Gretchen
2017 Woman Walks Ahead Loretta
The Super Beverly
New Money Debbie Tisdale
2018 Skin April
2019 You Can't Win Irish Annie
Dark Waters Karla
2021 Cryptozoo Amber
Here Today Carrie
2023 The Dive May
TBA You Can't Win Irish Annie

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Law & Order Brenda Tannerman Episode: "Angelgrove"
2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Jolie Episode: "Loyalty: Part 1"
2011 Blue Bloods Kimberly Episode: "Silver Star"
2016–2018 Billions Lu 7 episodes
2017 The Girlfriend Experience Anna Carr / Garner Main cast (Season 2)
2019 Ray Donovan Liberty Recurring role (Season 7)
2022 The Equalizer Rae Episode: "Somewhere Over the Hudson"
2023 Barry "Sally Reed" actor Episode: "wow"

References

  1. ^ a b "Louisa Krause". AllMovie. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Van Zandt, Emily (July 21, 2016). "13 Celebrities From Arlington, Falls Church and McLean". Arlington Magazine. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Louisa Krause credits". Broadway.com. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Louisa Krause". Lortel Archives. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  5. ^ Holden, Stephen (May 9, 2008). "From High School Student to Ruthless Madam". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  6. ^ Lanthier, Joseph Jon (February 23, 2010). "Toe to Toe – Film Review". Slant Magazine. New York City: Slant Magazine LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  7. ^ Glass, Sean (2011-10-21). "Interview: Louisa Krause (Martha Marcy May Marlene)". IOnCinema.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  8. ^ Fink, John (19 March 2012). "[SXSW Review] King Kelly". The Film Stage. Retrieved 22 April 2013.